US reiterates support for Morocco on W.Sahara

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday renewed US support for Morocco's sovereignty and political plan for Western Sahara, a long source of contention with Algeria. President Donald Trump, during his first term in office, in 2020 recognized Morocco…

Polisario accuses UN Envoy of bias ahead of Security Council briefing on Moroccan Sahara

The Polisario Front has launched a sharp critique of Alexander Ivanko, head of the United Nations mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO), accusing him of leaking parts of a forthcoming report and favoring Morocco in the long-standing territorial dispute. The …

Ryanair embroiled in geopolitical dispute over flights serving Western Sahara

Ryanair has unwittingly found itself embroiled in a geopolitical war of words over its flights that operate from Madrid in Spain and the island of Lanzarote to the disputed territory of Western Sahara in Africa. The low-cost airline, along with Transavia …

Algeria reaffirms its role as observer in the Western Sahara conflict before De Mistura

This past Sunday, the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, held a meeting in Algiers with Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary-General's personal envoy for Western Sahara. The meeting is part of the diplomatic efforts led by the United …

Mr.Attaf receives the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara

The MSP Permanent Political Commission asks the UN envoy to include Western Sahara in the political process

The Permanent Political Commission (PPC) of the Saharawi Movement for Peace (SMP) has asked Staffan de Mistura, the personal envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) for Western Sahara, to include the organisation in the political process …

Ryanair caught in the crossfire as Western Sahara flights become flashpoint for Morocco-Polisario political conflict

The AEMET publishes a map of Morocco that includes Western Sahara

The Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has included Western Sahara on the map of Morocco in its various publications.  Both on its website and in communications via social networks, the Spanish AEMET shows a map of the whole of Morocco, including …

European airlines hit turbulence over Western Sahara flights

Direct flights from two European capitals to a city in a bitterly disputed north African territory have become the latest battleground in the conflict between a rebel group and Morocco. Low-cost airlines have opened routes linking Madrid and Paris to …

Western Sahara's disputed status has created legal issues for flights to the former Spanish colony